介绍颐和园的英文短文

The Summer Palace has been listed by the UNESCO as one of the World Heritage Sites 是“颐和园被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产名录”（UNESCO = 联合国教科文组织列）。

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The Summer Palace
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The Summer Palace or Yiheyuan (Garden of Nurtured Harmony) is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. In its compact 70,000 square meters of building space, one finds a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures.

The Summer Palace started out life as the Garden of Clear Ripples in 1750 (Reign Year 15 of Emperor Qianlong). Artisans reproduced the garden architecture styles of various palaces in China. Kunming Lake was created by extending an existing body of water to imitate the West Lake in Hangzhou. The palace complex suffered two major attacks--during the Anglo-Fren